Air compressor fire with hazardous materials at valspar, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an air compressor fire at the valspar facility on tracy street. The fire involved hazardous materials including slurry and chlorine. Multiple fire trucks and support units were dispatched to contain the fire and monitor for dangers.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Ground 2
05:6
Transcript:
00:00
Attention 32 truck, 3 engine, and Mach 1 for fire 2 dispatch.
00:04
Zone 114[2] at 2001 Tracy Street at the VALSpar, there is an air compressor on fire, is now having the second truck and auxiliaries come in.
00:13
Again, that's 32 trucks, three engine, and MAC1[3].
00:17
For Fire 2[1], Zone 114[2] at 2001, Tracy Street, the Vowspar, there is an air compressor on fire.
00:23
We are now sending in the second truck and the auxiliary at 1546, respondent on Fire 2[1].
00:28
35 pump and charge the five sections.
00:31
Dispatch the command.
00:32
Good, just special.
00:33
Per of the deputy, he wanted to hold down, sartage.
00:36
All right, that's copies there, dispatch.
00:39
We have the fire knockdowns on the copressor here.
00:44
What we have is we have slurry and we have chlorine that's inside four.
00:49
For the Aconics box here, I don't know what has been hit.
00:58
We are scanning the box now for heat.
01:01
We're seeing what we got.
01:03
We're just trying to figure things out now.
01:04
As a CV advisor, 15.
01:06
Thank you just back.
01:07
You are welcome.
01:08
Asmateration. Copy asmattery.
01:10
32 truck in.
01:12
32 trucks in.
01:13
Mac units in.
01:15
Max in sent.
01:16
Max in. Three engine then. Three then. Dispatch from command, if you want to, might want to start an investigator, please.
01:34
I'm in between the Penn and I'll stand along the river. You can take Tracy Street, go Preble, make a left on to Tracy Street, and there is a couple watts. You'll see all of our rigs there.
01:51
Flurry is also mixed in with chlorine. I'm not sure if anything got out of the VATI containment air. We are cooling the Connix box down. I just wanted you guys just take it going just in case. Copy chlorine and slurry. We can get that sort. Be there a little bit. Stage on Tracy Street, okay?
02:19
So you have to watch. Thank you. Thank you. Mark, are you on the Penn side? Because I want you to go into Alka, and Tracy Street goes to the other side of Alcatan. Hey, Rich, I'm right behind you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire 2: Active fire incident on designated fireground channel
[2]
Zone 114: Dispatch zone for the incident
[3]
MAC1: Hazardous materials/auxiliary unit
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Location mentioned:
Near Tracy St, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
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